MabelKikueBoggs

Boggs, Mabel Kikue 90 Aug. 03, 1920 July 10, 2011 Mabel, of Corvallis, was born in Portland to Yoshihei and Mitsuru Shoji. She lived in Portland until the age of 16, and then spent three years in Japan. She returned to Portland to begin her college education. After Pearl Harbor, she was interred in Minidoka concentration camp in Idaho. When she returned to Portland, she met Monte Boggs at her family market. The couple married in Vancouver, Wash. After their marriage, they moved to Philomath, where they owned and operated a pump business, as well as ran the family farm. Mabel enjoyed working, reading and crossword puzzles. She was a member of the Oregon Buddhist Temple, the Japanese American Citizen's League, the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center and Portland Taiko. Mabel was preceded in death by her parents; sister, May Y. Shoji; brother, George Shoji; and sister, June Shoji. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Monte Boggs. Memorial donations in her name may be directed to the Oregon Buddhist Temple. A service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 23, 2011, at the Oregon Buddhist Temple, 3720 S.E. 34th Ave., Portland, OR 97292. Private inurnment will take place at Rose City Cemetery at a later date. Online condolences via: www.mchenryfuneralhome.com.